New Town

Population: 2,725
Median household income: $50,707
Median home value: $199,700

New Town is a community in Mountrail County, North Dakota, home to 2,725 residents. The median household income of $50,707 is below the Mountrail County median ($81,292).

From 2019 to 2023, New Town's population grew 7.9% from 2,525 to 2,725, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $137,500 to $199,700.

The median gross rent is $819. 22.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,725
Median age: 28.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,707
Median home value: $199,700
Median gross rent: $819
Housing units: 1,162
Homeownership rate: 33.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5252,725

Median household income

$59,583$50,707

Median home value

$137,500$199,700

Median gross rent

$692$819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,525	$59,583	$137,500	$692
2020	2,693	$50,870	$133,900	$711
2021	2,745	$56,066	$151,000	$774
2022	2,714	$56,176	$181,400	$840
2023	2,725	$50,707	$199,700	$819

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.4%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	310	11.4%
5 to 17	649	23.8%
18 to 24	311	11.4%
25 to 34	340	12.5%
35 to 44	351	12.9%
45 to 54	267	9.8%
55 to 64	252	9.2%
65 to 74	213	7.8%
75 and over	32	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	342	12.6%
Black or African American	131	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,776	65.2%
Asian	17	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.6%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	155	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	289	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	245	16.8%
High school graduate	400	27.5%
Some college or associate's	487	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	168	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	155	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	884	82.7%
Carpooled	149	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	0.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	680	64.2%
15 to 29 min	165	15.6%
30 to 44 min	153	14.4%
45 to 59 min	15	1.4%
60+ min	47	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 21.1% (572 of 2,705)

	Count	Share
Family households	540	57.4%
Nonfamily households	401	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	941	81.0%
Vacant	221	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	315	33.5%
Renter-occupied	626	66.5%

1-unit, detached48.6%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units16.4%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	565	48.6%
1-unit, attached	75	6.5%
2 to 4 units	63	5.4%
5 to 19 units	129	11.1%
20 or more units	190	16.4%
Mobile home & other	140	12.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3856740
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.9891, -102.4883